Tomorrow's edition of the New Zealand Herald features a story about the results of a very interesting poll.
According to the article:
"The poll, published this week, asked 1000 Arab residents of East Jerusalem if they would prefer becoming citizens of a Palestinian state or of Israel. Thirty five per cent chose Israel. Thirty per cent chose Palestine."
The article also points out that when the wall was being built to protect Israel from terrorist attacks, many Palestinians made sure they lived on the Israeli side of the wall--living conditions were better, employment opportunities were better, etc.
The article concludes:
"The results do not negate the authenticity of the Palestinians' desire for a state of their own, something that history has denied them until now. The polls suggest, however, that in real life jobs and political stability trump the fanfare of history."
Among other things, I think it is very interesting that the author of this article points out that "history has denied them (the Palestinians, a state of their own) until now." Doesn't that totally undermine their supposed justification for wanting to be a state--that it was their land?
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